Late-night restaurant group VQ currently operates three London restaurants, but the company’s founder Simon Prideaux told BigHospitality last year that he was hoping to grow the brand to ten sites by 2019.

The Aldgate hotel will be the second London opening from Asian hotel group Dorsett Hospitality International, which has identified London as a ‘key destination’ for further expansion.

Shikumen is managed by investors JRC Group, which also runs the JRC Global Buffets chain across the UK.

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